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Thread: Hydraulic Press on Castors
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23rd Feb 2020, 11:11 AM #16Diamond Member
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You could put castor wheels on your Hydraulic Press and I would suggest just one on each corner. The combined castor wheels will need to able to carry the weight of the press plus whatever you think is going to be the heaviest thing that you think that you'll ever put in the press. You could also have some stationary feet ie 12mm bolts with 50 x 50 x 6mm pads on them that can be lowered when the press is going to be stationary for while. As other have said though presses are top heavy and their is that risk that it could fall over, though a chain hooked from the back of the press to a wall or something should help prevent a disaster. If I was doing it I would make a frame that sits under the press and is attached to the base and I would have the castors outside of the press's normal footprint for more stability. I don't have any wheels on my 50 Ton Press at work though coz if it fell on me, I wouldn't be getting back up.
You make a good point BTS. I bought a Hydraulic Press last year that was marketed as a 50 ton press. After I got it the press and was looking at the pressure gauge and the useless instructions I'm inclined to think that it's only really a 45 ton press. I guess I'll find out for sure one day as so far I have only had it up to 15 Aussie ton.All The Best steran50 Stewart
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23rd Feb 2020, 05:51 PM #17Senior Member
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Yep I found it very frustrating at times specially USA made products.
I use to repair all sorts of jacks and high pressure hydraulic rams. It amazed me how many people in the industry did not know the difference.
300 tonne press testing a 200 tonne jack.
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PS that should be 200,000 kg jack
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24th Feb 2020, 12:41 AM #19Senior Member
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Its a 300 tonne rated frame with a 200 tonne ram.
If you think the orange one is only 60 tonne then what would this one be?
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24th Feb 2020, 01:33 AM #20Senior Member
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I must apologise,
The orange Scorpion jack shown in the first pic is not a 200 tonne model its a 150 tonne model. I was confusing it with the 200 tonne Edmo jacks.
Tony
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27th Feb 2020, 05:12 PM #21Most Valued Member
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27th Feb 2020, 06:07 PM #22Senior Member
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Yes.
The small on in the second pic is a 100T (or 90,000 kg).
Just what you need for changing the wheels on your Haul Pac. That and a couple of large axle stands.
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27th Feb 2020, 06:46 PM #23Most Valued Member
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there actually bigger than they kook in the other pictures
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27th Feb 2020, 08:17 PM #24Senior Member
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This might give an idea of size.
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This is 100,000 kg Lift & Lock Edmo. It will lift approx 500mm. They have a locking system as well so axle stands are not required.
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I recently bought a Hafco 20 ton press. I chose this model because it it needed to be wide enough to fit motorcycle wheels to press wheel bearings.
You get what you pay for so there were a few things I tidied up.
I made and fitted my own castors. It won't be moved around much but it does need to be mobile.
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I fitted some plates to take up the gaps between the top crosspiece and the uprights.
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Stripped the paint off the blocks, they may as well have been coated with teflon they were so slippery laying on the crosspiece.
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There was nothing to stop the supporting pins from sliding in and out of the uprights so I secured them
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